Six stories in the news today, Oct. 18
Six stories in the news for Tuesday, Oct. 18
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OTTAWA PREPARES TO DISCUSS HEALTH SPENDING
Health Minister Jane Philpott faces a tough discussion with her provincial and territorial counterparts today in Toronto. The health ministers are opposed to a federal plan to slash the rate of increase on health transfers. Ottawa maintains it will apply a three per cent increase on the transfers in April even though provinces and territories say this would mean a $1-billion shortfall nationally in 2017-2018.